What's the deal with chicken?

[gadgetlady 4]

I find I do better with chicken and beef than I do with soft foods or Pasta. For me, it's because I'm really carefuly with chicken and beef -- I chew and chew and chew. But with mashed potatoes or Peanut Butter or even pasta or cheese, I assume it's soft and it's going to go down easy, so I get lazy and don't chew enough. So for me, the softer something is the more likely it is to get stuck.

[MsButterKup23 1]

I'm okay with chicken as long as it doesn't have much (if any) breading. I can't handle breading after 2-3 bites. It also has to be moist.

I have found if you marinate chicken breasts in the fridge overnight or during the day when you are at work they grill very well and stay moist enough to go down. I can't handle dry chicken, I have to have a sauce.

[christa94 0]

what about Pasta? can you all eat that if chewed really well?

[cissy 0]

I don't eat Pasta very often, but when I do I usually don't have a problem with it, as long as there is plenty of sauce on it to help it go down.

[christa94 0]

so, the key is to stay away from dry foods, right?

[karenj 0]

I think I have figured it out.... I FINALLY worked out today before dinner. I always have the pain the first few bites. Not a single pain tonight. Do you think it is because i worked out first? I actually got to eat a whole meal tonite! Man was it good. Grilled chicken with soy sauce, steamed mixed veggies and croissant. Yum!